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White-rumped Vulture in Nilgiris
July 6 , 2023
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- Despite the protective measures, the future remains extremely perilous for white-rumped vulture (Gyps bengalensis) in the Sigur plateau in the Nilgiris.
- They are listed as Critically Endangered.
- Research done in Sigur between 2013 and 2017 has shown that the population had hovered between 152 individuals in 2013 to a peak of 167 individuals in 2017.
- A study has highlighted the stagnation of the population in Sigur.
- 46 white-rumped vultures died between 2013 and 2017.
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